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The Instrumentation Resource Facility (IRF) supports and accelerates biomedical research across the Floyd School of Medicine and main campus research environments by providing centralized access to adavanced instrumentation, technical expertise, and resources that enable innovation, discovery and the expansion of scientific knowledge.
As a centralized core facility under the Office of the Vice President for Research - Research Facilites & Infrastructure, the Instrumentation Resource Facility (IRF) supports the research and teaching missions of the University of South Carolina by providing access to major state-of-the-art biotechnological equipment. The IRF enables investigations spanning single-cell and molecular-level analyses to whole-animal imaging. In addition, the facility maintains a comprehensive suite of ancillary equipment for sample preparation, image enhancement, and data analysis.
▪ Histology
▪ Flow Cytometry/Cell Sorting
▪ Biofabrication
▪ Small Animal Imaging
▪ Molecular Analysis
▪ Light Microscopy
▪ Electron Microscopy
▪ Image Analysis Software
Austin Worden, Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Cell Biology & Anatomy
IRF Director
Phone: (803) 216-3823
Austin.Worden@uscmed.sc.edu
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Jay D. Potts, Ph.D.
Professor
Cell Biology & Anatomy
Assistant IRF Director
Phone: (803) 216-3820
Jay.Potts@uscmed.sc.edu
Home page
Jason Kubinak, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology
Assistant IRF Director
Phone: (803) 216-3408
Jason.Kubinak@uscmed.sc.edu
Anna Harper
Lab Manager and Administrator
Phone: (803) 216-3825
Anna.Harper@uscmed.sc.edu
Lorain Junor
Research Specialist
Phone: (803) 216-3859
Lorain.Junor@uscmed.sc.edu
Karmen Owen
Research Specialist
Phone: (803) 216-3854
Karmen.Owen@uscmed.sc.edu
Alexandra Outlaw
Research Specialist
Phone: (803) 216-3859
Alexandra.Sigmon@uscmed.sc.edu
Instrumentation Resource Facility
